Map of ASIA

Asia is the largest continent,

both in land area
and in population. Asia and Europe share the Eurasian land mass; and the exact
border between them is in some dispute. The Asian part of the Eurasian land
mass stretches from the Ural mountains east to the Pacific ocean, and from far
northern Siberia in the Arctic almost to the Equator, and the islands of South
East Asia far below it. (The southern-most part of Asia is shown in the
South-East Asia map). In its huge area, Asia contains Mt. Everest, the world’s
highest mountain peak, in addition to about twenty other mountain peaks over
22,000 feet. When the subcontinent of India collided with the rest of the Asian
land mass millions of years ago, it pushed the Asian tectonic plate up and
created the highest mountains in the world. Asia has the greatest contrast in
its geography—high mountains, desert, tropical jungles, cold plains, and fertile
valleys. Both of the countries with the highest populations in the world—China
and India—are in Asia. Again, two of the largest countries in terms of land
mass are in Asia, China and Russia, and they share the world’s longest border.
Asia had several of the first complex
civilizations, which have given us stunning cast bronze pieces, cave
paintings and statues that can still be seen today, in addition to the
tremendous amount of art and literature that has disappeared over the
centuries.
Between India and the Tibetian plateau
are the Himalayan mountains, the tallest mountain range in the world.
Fourteen peaks in the Himalayans are over 8,000 meters (26,247 feet); no
other mountain peaks in any continent are that high. Major
rivers—the Ganges, Indus, Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, and Brahmaputra
rivers start in the Himalayas, watered by the monsoon, and flow into the
Indian Ocean or the seas that become part of the Pacific Ocean.
The island of Taiwan was not taken over by the communist
forces in 1949. Several million refugees fled there. The government
of China is a continuation of the Republic of China which ruled China prior
to the communist revolution led by Mao Tse Tung. China claims that
Taiwan is merely a rebellious province. Taiwan formerly claimed to
be the legitimate ruler of all of China. Taiwan does not claim to
be a sovereign state limited to the island of Taiwan.

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